Boxing writer Bert Sugar died Sunday of cardiac arrest at the age of 75 in Mount Kisco, N.Y., according to the Associated Press via ESPN.
Known for his always donning a fedora and smoking cigars, Sugar is credited with writing over 80 books on boxing and in 2005, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
"Bert was obviously a showman in the way he did things outwardly, very flamboyant," said Jack Hirsch, the president of the Boxing Writers Association of America. "But in quiet moments I found him to be an extremely modest individual."
Born in Washington, D.C., Sugar became a lawyer before working in advertising. It was not until the 1970s that Sugar began delving into writing.
"Around ringside, it's not going to be the same with Bert not there," Hirsch said.
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